Great insights. This is SO common. There is this mentality that says, “I had to pay my dues to get to leadership, so now that I’m here, I am going to make you go through the same ‘painful’ process.”

You are so right — “less is more” is almost ignored in today’s business world. It is so refreshing when I sit down with a leadership team and hear them say they are taking time to refocus, pair down, and do less but with more impact.

“Margin”, for me, is that distinctive balance between the two ends of the swinging pendulum. We tend to be too far to one side or the other instead of regaining margin for all the others aspects of our lives.

Wow! Good article.
-Eric